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Habz Breaks French 1500m Record as Paris Diamond League Sees Multiple Records

Athletes used the Stade Charlety meet as a final tune-up ahead of the Tokyo World Championships.

Athletics - Diamond League - Paris - Charlety Stadium, Paris, France - June 20, 2025 Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser and Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino in action during the women's 400m final REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma (L)
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France's Azeddine Habz (C) celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 1500m

Overview

  • Azzedine Habz won the 1500m in 3:27.49 to set a meet record and new French national best, becoming the sixth fastest man ever at the distance.
  • Grace Stark clocked a personal best of 12.21 seconds in the 100m hurdles to move joint-fifth on the all-time list and hold off Tobi Amusan.
  • Marileidy Paulino ran a season’s best 48.81 seconds for a women’s 400m meeting record, edging Salwa Eid Naser down the home straight.
  • Rai Benjamin powered to a 400m hurdles meet record of 46.93 seconds to underline his early-season dominance.
  • Kenya’s Faith Cherotich led a world-leading 8:53.37 in the women’s steeplechase, outpacing Peruth Chemutai for the victory.